to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
compilation; editing; recording
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
threat; intimidation; menace
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
there being no use in arguing (about it)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to look around; to take a view of
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
main question; real issue at hand
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
joints; points (of a speech)
invitation; introduction; temptation
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)